Varanasi: The Anti-Corruption Team of the Varanasi division arrested a lekhpal’s private assistant red-handed while allegedly accepting Rs1 lakh bribe on Tuesday afternoon in connection with a land mutation case.The accused, Ashok Kumar, a resident of DLW Road in Shivdaspur under Manduadih police limits, was arrested around near the UP College gate. The lekhpal allegedly…
Gorakhpur: Gorakshpeethadhishwar and chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said social media had created a space between truth and falsehood in the form of “half-truths,” which he said could not be treated as complete truth.Speaking at Gorakhnath temple after inaugurating Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapurana Katha Gyan Yajna, chief minister said people across the world were facing…
Varanasi: A workshop on Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) was held at Rudraksh International Convention Centre on Wednesday to review its implementation and further strengthen digital health services across the region. Officials from Medical, Health and Family Welfare Department, representatives of health institutions and doctors from the private sector participated in the programme.UP Medical, Health…
Azamgarh/Lucknow: Arvind Singh, 42, who allegedly unleashed a deadly rampage inside his home before being killed in a police encounter, had in recent months retreated deeper into isolation, cutting himself off from relatives, neighbours and the wider village community, according to those who knew him.Family members and residents of Shambhupur Gahji village in Azamgarh, where…
Gorakhpur: Beginning with a keynote address by BJP MP and actor Ravi Kishan, TOI-UP Transformation Dialogues in Gorakhpur comprised four panel discussions and two fireside chats focusing on the region’s changing economic, industrial and social landscape.The first panel discussion, on ‘Reindustrialising the East: Investment, Jobs and Skills’, highlighted the expanding industrial ecosystem and the need…
BJP MP and actor Ravi Kishan said the region, once associated with concerns over law and order and migration, was now witnessing growth in infrastructure, healthcare, education and industry. Gorakhpur: BJP MP and actor Ravi Kishan on Wednesday said Gorakhpur and eastern UP had undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years, emerging as a destination…
Varanasi: Police at Sureri station in Jaunpur district registered an FIR against Rajendra Dubey, Vanshnarayan Giri and four unidentified policemen for framing Sushil Kumar Pandey, a resident of Chilbila under Baragaon police station area in Varanasi district, in a false case and planting an illegal firearm as evidence to extort money from him.The FIR, lodged…
Police said the accused Arvind Singh (35) opened fire with his rifle after an argument with priests. VARANASI: Two priests and a woman were allegedly shot dead by her husband during a dispute over a religious ritual in Shambhuganj village in Azamgarh on Tuesday evening.Police said the accused, Arvind Singh, 35, opened fire with his…
Gorakhpur: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will inaugurate the newly constructed state-run women’s shelter home in Gorakhpur on Wednesday.Built by the Women Welfare Department near Agriculture department’s seed warehouse at Chargawan, the women’s shelter home has been constructed at a cost of Rs8.05 crore. The facility has a capacity to accommodate 100 women and is equipped…
Varanasi: Sonbhadra police on Monday arrested three persons and seized 1 quintal 340 grams of ganja worth around Rs 50 lakh during a vehicle-checking drive in the Preetnagar area.The accused were identified as Mukund Yadav (24) and Rohit Sidar (23), both residents of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh, and Ashish Maurya (19), a resident of Mirzapur…
